document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=443214>Question 443214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Smith family and the Jones family are next-door neighbors and are driving to Las Vegas in separate cars for vacation. They are traveling on the same road in the same direction. The Smith family leaves at 8:00am and drives 70mph. Because of a luggage malfunction, the Jones family leaves at 10:00 am and drives 20% faster than the Smith family in an attempt to catch them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. How long will it take the Jones family to catch the Smith family?   12 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.At what time of day will this occur?                                                         8 pm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. How far from the starting point will they be when the Jones family catches the Smith Family?  840 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I cannot figure out how to write the equation I figured out the answers on a bar graph </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #305745 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=305745\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They are traveling on the same road in the same direction. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Smith family leaves at 8:00am and drives 70mph. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Smith DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 70 mph ; time = t hrs ; distance = rt = 70t miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because of a luggage malfunction, the Jones family leaves at 10:00 am and drives 20% faster than the Smith family in an attempt to catch them.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jones DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 1.2(70) = 84 mph ; time = t-2 hrs ; distance = 84(t-2) = 84t-168 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. How long will it take the Jones family to catch the Smith family?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "84t-168 = 70t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14t = 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 12 hrs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B.At what time of day will this occur? 8 pm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. How far from the starting point will they be when the Jones family catches the Smith Family? 840 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance = rate*time = 70*12 = 840 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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